The New American Standard Bible
Book of Ephesians
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4:7 - [In Context|Original Greek] But to R206 each one of us grace R207 was given according R208 to the measure of Christ's gift.
4:8 - [In Context|Original Greek] Therefore it F56 says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED R209 CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."
4:9 - [In Context|Original Greek] (Now this {expression,} "He ascended," R210 what does F57 it mean except that He also had F58 descended into the R211 lower parts of the earth?
4:10 - [In Context|Original Greek] He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far R212 above all the heavens, so that He might fill R213 all things.)
4:11 - [In Context|Original Greek] And He gave R214 some R215 {as} apostles, and some {as} prophets, and some {as} evangelists, R216 and some {as} pastors and teachers, R217
4:12 - [In Context|Original Greek] for R218 the equipping of the saints F59 for the work of service, to the building up of the R219 body of Christ;
4:13 - [In Context|Original Greek] until we all attain to the R220 unity of the faith, and of the knowledge F60 R221 of the Son of God, to a mature R222 man, to the measure of the stature which F61 belongs to the fullness R223 of Christ.
FOOTNOTES: F56: Or He F57: Lit is it except F58: One early ms reads had first descended F59: Or holy ones F60: Or true knowledge F61: Lit of the fullness
CROSS REFERENCES: R206: Ephesians 3:2 R207: Romans 12:3 R208: Psalms 68:18 R209: Colossians 2:15 R210: John 3:13 R211: Isaiah 44:23 R212: Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 4:14; 7:26 R213: Ephesians 1:23 R214: Ephesians 4:8 R215: Acts 13:1; 1 Corinthians 12:28 R216: Acts 21:8 R217: Acts 13:1 R218: 2 Corinthians 13:9 R219: 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 1:23 R220: Ephesians 4:3,5 R221: John 6:69; Ephesians 1:17; Philippians 3:10 R222: 1 Corinthians 14:20; Colossians 1:28; Hebrews 5:14 R223: John 1:16; Ephesians 1:23

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